A High Position

"The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position." james 1:9

"He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble." luke 1:52

What about those sinning/struggling followers of Jesus? Maybe they are sitting on a powder keg they don't yet realize. Where sin increases, grace increases, Romans 5. He pours out miracles of obedience over those types, for which those humble ones will take no credit for! God does get boasted about if He lifts up a man who is humble.

I finally can see the purity in it. I can see why God's true followers are sinners. Because their hearts are pure, that means, singular in goal; not divided. Not compromised. Not holding back themself.

Even in the portrayal of the sinning woman in the movies you can see her hanging back in the crowd, thinking, "Where do I fit in??" Then she receives the bread of life during the feeding of the five thousand, and she knows. She knows His grace is rich and her heart is consecrated to Him. In her next scene we see her singular in purpose, fully committed; pure, in her anointing of Jesus' feet.

God sees in her heart only innocence -- yes!! A praiseworthy naievity not because she never sinned but because Jesus is all she can sense and pursue now. What an amazing inspiration our sins give us to live for God!

If you see a sinner in your church just take a minute to notice how Jesus himself protects and nourishes the steadfast heart within.